Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Subject "Quality improvement"
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Kampanjen Gjør kloke valg – støtte til allmennleger for å unngå å rekvirere unødvendige billedundersøkelser
(Master thesis, 2020-11-15)Background: Overuse of radiological procedures has become a significant problem. Choosing wisely is a campaign based on scientific evidence which has developed recommendations on avoiding unnecessary examinations and ... -
A new pathway for elective surgery to reduce cancellation rates
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-11)Background: The cancellation of planned surgeries causes prolonged wait times, harm to patients, and is a waste of scarce resources. To reduce high cancellation rates in a Norwegian general hospital, the pathway for elective ... -
Patient experiences with interventions to reduce surgery cancellations: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-08)Background: The cancellation of planned surgery harms patients, increases waiting times and wastes scarce health resources. Previous studies have evaluated interventions to reduce cancellations from medical and management ... -
Patient safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-20)Background: Patient safety culture concerns leader and staff interaction, attitudes, routines, awareness and practices that impinge on the risk of patient-adverse events. Due to their complex multiple diseases, nursing ... -
The safety attitudes questionnaire - ambulatory version: psychometric properties of the Norwegian translated version for the primary care setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-29)Background: Patient safety culture is how leader and staff interaction, attitudes, routines and practices protect patients from adverse events in healthcare. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire is the most widely used ... -
Sustainability of healthcare improvement: what can we learn from learning theory?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-03)Background Changes that improve the quality of health care should be sustained. Falling back to old, unsatisfactory ways of working is a waste of resources and can in the worst case increase resistance to later initiatives ...